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Colorado Plateau Foundation: Empowering Tribal Communities

Tribal communities served by the fund include:

Acoma

Havasupai

Hopi

Hualapai

Kaibab Paiute

Navajo

Ute Mountain Ute

White Mountain Apache

Zuni

Home to 10 National Parks and 18 National Monuments, the area known as the Colorado Plateau Province covers 130,000 square miles of the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States. One-third of the Colorado Plateau lies within sovereign control of several tribes and interests of tribal communities of the Plateau extend far beyond the politically designated boundaries of reservations.

Pressure from energy development and unchecked growth threatens the Colorado Plateau environment and the traditional ways of tribal communities. Native-run grassroots initiatives are emerging as partners in dealing with these threats and the Colorado Plateau Foundation was established to help these community-based organizations respond to urgent and evolving needs.

2018 Colorado Plateau Foundation grant cycle is now open

The Colorado Plateau Foundation's 2018 grant cycle is accepting applications from Native-led organizations working in four priority areas on the Colorado Plateau:

Protection of water

Protection of sacred places and threatened landscapes

Preservation of Native languages

Sustainable community-based agriculture

The deadline for applications is September 28, 2018, at 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. Please review the application and grant guidelines for instructions on submitting and eligibility.